When he was a kid growing up, Modest Mussorgsky learned Russian fairy tales and folk stories from the family nurse. Those fairy tales put in an appearance in the music he wrote later on. Mussorgsky composed Pictures at an Exhibition in memory of an artist friend of his who died suddenly.

Track list:Mussorgsky: GopakMussorgsky: ScherzoMussorgsky: Dance of the Persian SlavesMussorgsky: A Night on Bald MountainMussorgsky: The FleaMussorgsky: Coronation Scene from Boris GodunovMussorgsky: Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition

1. Who was Modest Mussorgsky’s first piano teacher?

His uncle

His father

His mother

His art teacher

The local church organist

2.When Mussorgsky’s family lost their land and money, where did he find a job?